LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
know when puberty technically ends--25,
Parksidians,
This is our final zine of the year! And tech-
nically this is no longer a zine (seeing as it
is no longer xeroxed--rather just printed), but
everyone calls it a zine anyway. :-P
It would be my pleasure to wish everyone
both a happy finals and a happy holidays. I
know I am ready for a long break where I can
forget everything I learned over the semester.
The year 2010 was a compelling year for
Parkside. Off the top of my head, the campus
began the Communications Arts expansion
(which becomes more complete with every
day). Theatre productions continued to ex-
pand our imaginations. PSG provided enough
drama to convince everyone that Parkside
is not that boring. We saw some of the fin-
est athletes in our school history as athletics
thrived.
On the otherhand, there were low points for
the year that remain vivid in our memories
and humble us. WIPZ was taken off the air.
The TEDU program was postponed, and
students are generally frustrated. And most
importantly, the campus mourns the loss of
Math Professor Thomas Fournelle.
All-in-all, the students and staff continued
making Parkside a lovely place to prepare for
our future.
I ponder the future. If our psuedoscientific
vision plays out, 2011 will be are last year
before the Mayan calender predicts the world
to end. If what is said on the news plays out,
Parkside may be funded by the Chinese gov-
ernment one day. I don’t worry about it too
much, because after all we’ll still be able to
smoke on campus--oh’ wait?
In this issue, we look at many political hap-
penings, and lighten the moods with some
of beards. I’m not going lie, if you folks saw
me around campus, I looked like I was going
through puberty (maybe I still I am? I don’t
maybe?) because long hairs and random
stubble were covering my face, but that’s
what No-Shave-November is all about.
Anyway, I don’t want you folks to listen to
my random rambling. I’ve been in this mood
for a little while because of finals.
Who knew that Sigmund Freud could be
taught in every class?
Everybody enjoy this final zine. On behalf of
The Ranger News, I’d like to remind every-
one to check out the website; next year we
have much planned to guarantee that we pro-
vide the most applicable news.
Remember to write stories you want to hear
on the board. We do our best to cover these.
Also, you may tag yourself in pictures on our
facebook pages, so tag away.
Fondly,
MARK FLEMING
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
THE RANGER NEWS
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Mark Fleming - Editor in Chief
Daniel Lavender - Executive Editor
Giovanna Gutierrez - Marketing Director
Cedric Ray jr. - Lead Photographer
Alyssa Kay - Reporter
Andrew Donahoe - Writer
Emily Harring - Reporter
Eric Zizich - Sports Reporter
Rachel Depalma - Reporter
Trevor Henkel - Writer
Bobby Johnson - Reporter
Reshad Burchfield - Reporter
Cheryl Overby - Lead Copy Editor
Abbi Pendley - Copy Editor
Rhea Gonzalez - Copy Editor
Zak Eden - Cartoonist
Chase Kilpatrick - Reporter
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Rangers Wear Out Ea-
gles, Win 70-58
By Daniel Lavender
The women’s basketball team returned to DeSim-
one Gymnasium after a three game road stint
Wednesday evening, and continued their strong
start to the year with a 70-58 win against the
Robert Morris University Eagles. While the final
box score shows a comfortable Parkside win, the
Rangers truly needed to wear down the Eagles to
pull out the win.
The Rangers struggled in this one for the better
part of the game. The shots simply were not fall-
ing consistently, and, as good as Parkside is from
the line, even their free throws were touch and go
early. The Rangers shot 40% from the field in first
half while the visiting Eagles of RMU posted a
50% field goal percentage. The Rangers entered
halftime losing, 30-31.
“We didn’t play very good,” admitted women’s
head coach Jenny Kenesie, who is now four victo-
ries from tying Wendy Miller’s Parkside record for
most wins as head coach in the program’s history.
“We just really didn’t play with any confidence,
any kind of fire, or emotion. If you do that against
a pretty talented team, you’re in trouble.”
Fortunately, the Rangers’ defense helped dodge
first half. Of the Rangers’ steals generated in the
game, six of nine came in the first half. Parkside
generated thirteen turnovers from Robert Morris
in the first half that led to ten points purely off of
the Eagles’ mistakes.
What kept the Eagles in this one, and such a threat
as the game developed, was their speed and three-
point shooting. It seemed as though every time
Parkside was able to make a stop, then put up two
on the following possession,RMU would dish out
a three pointer and stay right in the game. As the
game rolled through the second half, the Eagles
would go build their lead and stay out in front for
the majority of the second half. They led by as
much as eight points.
“If we play like this on a consistent basis, we’re
going to have a real hard time winning basket-
ball games in the GLVC,” stated coach Kenesie.
“We’ve got such a long way to go, and a lot of
it boils down to mental toughness. We just don’t
have it right now consistently. Until we get it,
we’re going to be a very average team.”
Parkside eventually found their groove with senior
center Brittany Hogen in the paint. The Rangers
were reduced to mid-range shots throughout the
first half, but, somewhere along the line, the Rang-
ers completely wore out the Eagles with Hogen
down low. Hogen put up a game high of eighteen
points to go with two steals and a 6/6 night at the
foul line.
Also making her presence felt in the game was
Jadee Rooney. Rooney, like a fair amount of play-
ers in the game, didn’t post the greatest shooting
percentage, but she came up big with three point-
ers that spurred scoring runs for the Rangers when
they needed it. She would put up sixteen points,
three assists, and two steals.
With under ten minutes left in the second half, the
Rangers pulled out of an eight point hole, and left
the Eagles in a whirlwind of their own offensive
problems. RMU went 25.8% from the field in
the second half, eight of thirty-one shooting. The
Rangers’ defense looked good in tonight’s game,
but the tough resurgent effort in the paint wore the
Eagles out, and the game was pushed beyond their
reach after the twelfth and final lead change of the
game.
As noted, this was the Rangers’ first game home
after a three game road trip. The Rangers lost the
opener of that set, as they fell to Grand Valley
State University 50-64. After GVSU, the Rangers
opened up Great Lakes Valley Conference play
up, and did so successfully. The Rangers opened
things up within the GLVC with 75-56 victory
over the University of Missouri St. Louis, and
followed up with another win against Rockhurst,
55-34.
The women’s basketball team’s next game is on
the road this coming Saturday against Northern
Michigan University. The next home game will
take place next Wednesday against Olivet Naza-
rene University. Both opponents are out of confer-
ence, but are going to test to the Rangers before
the GLVC season opens up.
“We’ve got our work cut out for us the way we
have been playing the last three or four weeks,”
attested coach Kenesie. “We’ve got to turn things
around. I know our record is 6-1, but we’ve just
got to get better every day we step out on to the
floor. It’s going to get tougher and tougher from
here on out.”